Introduction: He aha nā manu Skylark?
ʻO Skylarks nā manu liʻiliʻi passerine no ka ʻohana Alaudidae. ʻIke ʻia kēia mau manu no kā lākou mau mele mele a me nā hōʻike lewa, i hana pinepine ʻia i ka wā o ko lākou male ʻana. Loaʻa ʻia nā Skylarks ma nā mauʻu ākea, nā kula, a me nā ʻāina mahiʻai, a ua laha nui lākou ma ʻEulopa, Asia, a me ʻApelika ʻĀkau. Ua ʻike ʻia kēia mau manu no ko lākou ʻano neʻe ʻana a me ko lākou hiki ke uhi i nā wahi lōʻihi i ko lākou neʻe ʻana i ke kau.
Nā ʻano kino o nā manu Skylark
He manu liʻiliʻi nā Skylarks, ma waena o 25-40 grams ke kaumaha a me ke ana ma waena o 15-18 kenimika ka lōʻihi. He ʻeleʻele ko lākou ʻaoʻao luna a he haʻihaʻi ma lalo, me nā kaha keʻokeʻo a ʻeleʻele ma ka umauma a me ka ʻōpū. He pila kiko ʻo Skylarks, he huelo pōkole, a me nā wāwae ikaika i hoʻololi ʻia no ka hele a lele ʻana ma ka honua. He hulu ʻokoʻa ko lākou ma ko lākou poʻo e hiki ke hoʻokiʻekiʻe a hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ma muli o ko lākou ʻano. ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi a me nā mele leo nui o nā kāne Skylarks ma mua o nā wahine, a ʻoi aku ka nui o lākou.